By Alex Henderson, Partner The Chancellor announced more resources for HMRC but it's not clear how far this will go beyond earlier Government commitments. More HMRC resources are always a sensible move for the Chancellor as HMRC is the revenue raising part of government. These resources will be focused on...
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By Paul Cleal, Partner and PwC Government and Public Sector Leader We’re seeing money moving around within the overall envelope rather than new cash. In some cases, as in infrastructure, despite positive announcements of new plans, the overall numbers are still decreasing. Overall more than 50% of public spending is...
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By John Hawksworth, Chief Economist The overall amount to be spent by the government in 2015/16 is £745 billion, exactly as planned in the Budget. So the size of the cake is the same as previously planned and the net effect of today's announcements on overall UK economic growth in...
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By Paul Cleal, Partner and PwC Government and Public Sector Leader Tomorrow (26 June), the Chancellor will stand up in Parliament to make his 2013 Spending Review announcement. At PwC, my colleagues and I will be sharing our instant reactions in a variety of ways. We’ll be examining whether ring-fencing...
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